Miss Jessie Cooper Honored At Garden Shower
Miss Jessie Cooper daughter of Mrs. W H Cooper was the guest of honor at a garden shower and buffet supper for her upcoming late August marriage to Mr Samuel Forsythe Downer. Hostesses were Mrs W S Gamertsfelder Mrs Victor D Hill and Mrs Don E Rowland at 96 Morris Ave. Neighborhood guests decorated with bride motifs and balloons. Thirty five intimate friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Cooper
W. H. Cooper
Samuel Forsythe Downer
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Victor D. Hill
Don E. Rowland
Gamertsfelder
Morris Ave
Miss Cooper
Travels and Visitors Highlight Athens Summer Season
Betty Lee McCaskill returned home with her mother from a Kansas City trip to visit relatives including Mrs. M. C. Andrews. The article lists numerous residents and guests visiting Athens and area, from Lake Geneva to Chicago to New York, with travels to Florida and Tennessee, plus a Blackwood Reunion planned at Athens State Hospital Grounds August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington University
Kansas City
Betty Lee McCaskill
H. A. McCaskill
N. May Ave
M. C. Andrews
Betty Lee
Athens
Sam Robinson
High St
West
Henry King
Athens State Hospital
Charleston
W. Va
Florida
Tennessee
Georgia
Blackwood
Currier and Ives Prints In C. H. Harris Collection
The Athens Messenger editor C. H. Harris and his wife and daughter collect Currier and Ives prints spanning 1840 to 1880. Harris notes values vary with condition and demand, with rare pieces fetching high sums, while many prints remain in private hands and frames are easier to find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Ee Tone Rosset
Theodore Roe
Old Currier
Currier
Ives
Methda
Segemore Pil
C. H. Harris
Charles H. Harris
Harris
Mr. Harris
Washington County
Nathaniel Currier
Kenilworth Castle
Currier and Ives
Virginia
Charles Rock, Jr
Syracuse
Ind
English Relatives of Mrs Parrett Write of War
English relatives of Mrs O K Parrett write that conditions do not warrant sending the children out of the country for now. They note local raids are few and already sent children are well, with rationing and business quiet in their area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K. Parrett
Mill St
Ralph
Marriage Meddlers at Graham Sag Harbor Farmhouse
In a tense scene at the Graham Sag Harbor farmhouse under Charles Spencer's direction the household barricades Queen Olga of Transvania and her entourage. Madge Graham and Lillian Underwood prepare for a feared attack as Jack Leslie plots vengeance with a secret tunnel and planned ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Olga
Jack Leslie
Dicky
Mary
Noel
Leslie
Annie Carman
Harry
Queen Olga
Harry Underwood
Dicky-bird
Look Who's Back William Powell and Myrna Loy at Schine's Athena
William Powell and Myrna Loy return with more on screen fun as the duo headlines at Schine's Athena theater. The screening promises lively comedy banter and classic romance fans may enjoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Schine
Athena
Apple dumplings spark consumer note in town column
In Round About the Town the writer shares anecdotes from Cleveland and Athens. Charlies Schaeffler complains about restaurant apple dumplings and his letter to a management box prompts no action. Other items mention a comet sighting, a lucky washing machine prize, a bear incident linked to a trout trip, and two family reunions scheduled for August 11 at Hope Dam and the Athens County Fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Schaeffler
Cleveland
Athens
Community groups schedule picnics and meetings
Calendar notices show Hathamar class picnic at Athens County Fairgrounds tonight at 6 30 hosted by local members. American Legion Auxiliary Knights of Columbus Mothers Circle and Social Sewing Club plan meetings or picnics across the week at specified venues. Ice cream social set for Clarks Chapel Cemetery Association at 6 30 Wednesday. volunteers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quentin Roosevelt
American Legion
Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Hathamar
First Methodist Church
Athens County Fairgrounds
Ray Davis
Calvin Currey
Earl McConkey
Raymond Connett
Knights of Columbus
Fairgrounds
Mother’s Circle
Clarks Chapel Cemetery
No clear article headline available
It is advised to let the children come to you and to thank you for your reliability in an emergency, as sending them to strangers would not feel appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Swindell
C. H. Harris
Nathaniel Currier
James Merritt Ives
Harris
Currier
Ives
America
England
Holland
Tyrolean Hills
Currier and
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Pauline Cone
Charles Poling
Myra Brown
Columbus
Frank Cone
Franklin Ave
Winona Lake
Martha Foster Yeomans
Yeomans
Lake Winona
Miss Cone
Poling
Sunday
Robert Bingman
Summer
L. H Bingman
Chicago
Summers
Jackson
Roadside Park
Guysville
Alton Hope
Barbara
Betty
Claudius Chappell
Claudette
Will Whaley
Albany
Akron
Marjorie Moler
Lazarus Company
Frank Moler
Frances Moler
E. State St. c
Richard S. Atkins
N. Y
Thor Olson
Woodard Ave
Ed Dalby
Roanoke, Va
Olson
Katherine Figg
New York City
Marie Lewis
W. Union St
Memphis, Tenn
Max Lewis
George MacCollins
Richland Ave
Lancaster
Joseph Waltz
Georgia Reeder Phillips
D. David Reeder
Reeder
North Hill
Phillips
Cincinnati
Buckhannon
L. C. Baker
E. State St
the Plains
Edward Miller
Reedsville
Annie May
Edna Katharine Miller
Ironton
Will Hess
American Red Cross
London
Ruth Millett
New York
Sagamore Hill
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
White House
T. R
Adele Garrison
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Lostro Building
J. E. Bailey
Church St
Bill Jurkovic
J. S. Sherrards
Asheville
Bill
Ohio U
Tewksbury
Hope Dam
Vinton County
A. R. Tewksbury
Althea Scott
Gibson
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
D. L. Jones
Chiefs Club
Bess Fleck
Verna Marquis
Nannie Allom
Ee” & Ladies Auxiliary
The
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tiss Sand
Screen Entertainment
Bette Davis
Charles Boyer
Rachel Field
Heaven Too
Schin
Warren William
Lone Wolf
Anne OF
Windy Poplars
Cline
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